Kali Chaudas

A day that marks the destruction of evil, a day when the black arts are practiced and a night that is considered the witching night. Coincidentally today is also Halloween.

There is not much to be done today, except prepare for tomorrow. A normal day at work and frantic also, since from tomorrow offices here will be shut for at least 6 days.

Over the years I have nearly always spent this day making a huge rangoli inside the house. The size would be around 5 feet broad and about 3 feet long. And I would use grains and pulses to make this.

Once this is made, it will be kept till Dev Diwali; Diwali of the gods that is celebrated 15 days after the normal Diwali. The celebrations on this day are nearly as big as they will be tomorrow.

This year, because of lack of space and time I am not going to be making this rangoli. Instead I am going to be at work the whole day, getting things out of the way for the next few days when we are going to be shut.